Researchers reveal that plasmons in boron-doped diamonds are driving advances in electronics, optics and quantum computing.

Quantum dots are crystals of a fluorescent semiconductor ... of coherent acoustic phonons can explain this behavior in Cu-doped colloidal quantum wells.

The sensor is based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT)-doped lead sulfide (PbS) quantum dots (QDs), which offer enhanced ...

More information: Yingzhu Liu et al, Magnesium-Doped Carbon Quantum Dot Nanomaterials Alleviate Salt Stress in Rice by Scavenging Reactive Oxygen Species to Increase Photosynthesis, ACS Nano (2024).

Researchers successfully combined 1,024 silicon quantum dots with cryogenic on-chip electronics, paving the way for scalable quantum computing.

They created electronic light sensors that use water's molecular properties to enhance the performance of quantum dots. This approach solves a key problem that has limited quantum dot devices – the ...

in the case of quantum dots, toxicity. Nanocrystals with optical properties that change when subjected to external forces offer a way forward. At Stanford, materials scientist Jennifer Dionne led a ...

This is important for advanced biosensors, nanoscale optical devices, and for improving solar cells and quantum devices. Previously, boron-doped diamonds were known to conduct electricity and ...